Category: Americas
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Tsunami reaches Hawaii after massive earthquake hits Russia’s Far East
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit Russia’s eastern coast which triggered waves of up to five metres, sparking evacuation orders in Hawaii, Japan, and across the Pacific on 29th July 2025. According to Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov on Telegram, ‘a series of earthquakes occurred in the waters near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,’ he said. He added that no significant…
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Canada’s oil and gas growth could backfire as global demand declines
A report released by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, and Environmental Defence has warned that Canada’s continued expansion of oil and gas production risks billions in future investment. It found that Canada’s oil and gas industry is highly exposed as 81% of its oil and 44% of its gas is exported. Under current global…
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Trump says Iran’s key nuclear sites were ‘obliterated’ by US air strikes
On 21st June 2025, US President Donald Trump made a national address where he confirmed that the ‘three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime’ had been destroyed. Trump called the strikes a ‘spectacular military success’, and added that Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities ‘have been completely and totally obliterated.’ The three sites, Fordo, Netanz, and…
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Venezuela: Petrostate rise and fall
A recent vote in Venezuela to annex part of Guyana has stirred further tension and fear within the already tense South American country. According to the Venezuelan Government, the nation has approved a referendum which was called by President Nicolás Maduro Moros to claim sovereignty over the disputed Essequibo region of Guyana. The National Electoral…
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